While the Azure Dragon Society was holding an emergency meeting to plot against Ryan Ling, Ryan himself was out shopping in Dragonridge with the Four Golden Flowers—Su Qing, Angie Chen, Sitian Liu, and Qianqian Sun.
Ryan had been in Dragonridge for quite a while, but he'd only visited Dragon Mountain and Divine Medicine Valley. He’d never actually explored the city itself. Now that everything was settled, the girls insisted that no matter what, Ryan had to come out and have some fun.
Ryan happily agreed. Honestly, his nerves had been stretched tight the whole time in Dragonridge, always on edge and in danger—especially during that final showdown with Tiger Hua. If he hadn’t found the Primeval Heavenwood and, in that desperate moment, forged his Yanluo Golden Body and merged with the Heavenwood, there’s no way he could’ve blocked Tiger’s demonic weapon.
Sure, he’d slain Tiger Hua and made a name for himself everywhere, and now he had more confidence facing off against the Azure Dragon Society—nobody dared underestimate him. But behind all that fame lurked huge dangers: the Tang Sect backing Tiger Hua, the Huo Clan behind Lady Four Huo—they definitely weren’t going to let things slide.
So, what he needed to do now was figure out how to nourish and grow the Primeval Heavenwood while merging with it. The System had said this Heavenwood spirit-root was insanely precious. Right now, he’d only absorbed some of its internal wood-element spirit qi—he hadn’t truly activated it yet. Only by making the spirit-root thrive could he unlock its real power.
Once the Heavenwood took root and started growing, its spirit qi would be dozens—maybe hundreds—of times stronger than now. Its green droplets, the very source of life, wouldn’t just nourish all things; they’d also cultivate spirit herbs, and eventually the fruits it bore could even raise spirit beasts.
A Seventh-Grade Spirit Officer and Ghost General of the Netherworld ought to have a spirit beast mount, right? That’s how you show off some style.
According to the System, to truly activate the Heavenwood, he could try his luck at a place near the Provincial Capital called Blossom Queen Town. There’s a Blossom Fairy Sect there, famous for controlling and cultivating flowers—kind of like wood-element immortal arts, just a different flavor.
So maybe he’d find some secret technique at the Blossom Fairy Sect!
While Ryan was mulling over his next move, he found himself being dragged by the Four Beauties into a women’s lingerie shop.
"Cindy, this bra is totally your vibe! Come on, put it on and give us a show!" Angie Chen snatched up a lacy bra and strutted over to Cindy Sun, eyes gleaming with mischief.
Even though Cindy Sun and Ryan Ling have already hit second base, she’s still shy as ever. Staring at the sexy bra, she quickly protested, "Sis, what are you doing? I’m way too flat for that—it’d look ridiculous! You should wear it, you’ve got the boobs!"
"Facts, Angie, you’re stacked. That’d look so hot on you, you’d have half the street crashing their bikes!" Lily Liu piped up, bold as ever. For some reason, she was extra flirty today, trading dirty jokes with Angie Chen about guys every few minutes—and sneaking in a few playful pokes too.
"Please, I’ve got so many at home they barely fit in my drawers. Every style you can think of—I don’t even wear half! Why am I buying more?" Angie Chen grumbled, fussing with the display.
"Oh yeah? Then just go braless and hypnotize every guy on the block. Sis, you’d be lethal!" Sophie Su suddenly chimed in, blending right in with the girls’ rowdy banter—her words just as cheeky as the rest.
"Excuse me? Sophie, you dare roast me now? Watch out or I’ll drag Ryan Ling straight into bed!" Angie Chen shot back, tossing Cindy Sun a wicked look.
Cindy Sun quickly hopped over to Angie Chen’s side, grinning slyly. "I’ll team up with Sis and seduce him together—mwahaha!"
"Go for it! If he’s down, I don’t mind. Boyfriends are for sharing with your besties, duh!" Sophie Su blurted, nearly making Ryan Ling cough up blood from embarrassment.
Sigh. The once pure, elegant Harbor City girls have been totally corrupted!
"With a friend like you, Sis, I never wasted all those years doting on you!" Angie Chen cheered, like she and Sophie Su had just struck up some secret alliance. She grabbed another lacy bra out of the cabinet, grinning.